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confirm the identities of the kidnapper, engel noted that they talked openly about their loyalties to the government and to syrian president bashar al assad. the crew was freed after five days when the captors drove them into a checkpoint manned by a syrian rebel group. >> the kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started a gunfight with it. two of the kidnappers were killed. we climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us. >> the crew then crossed the border into turkey this morning. all of us here at "the ed show" are glad richard and his crew are safe and sound. >>> tonight in our survey, i asked do you consider the bushmaster .223 an assault weapon? 87% of you say yes. 13% of you say no. >>> coming up, a major investment firm says that it will sell its stake in the company that makes the rifle used to kill 26 people at sandy hook elementary. congresswoman carolyn mccarthy will weigh in on that and much more. stay tuned. you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc. >>> if we in this country as americans cannot get the people who represent us to do something about firearms, we are a sad, sad society. >>
confirm the identities of the kidnapper, engel noted that they talked openly about their loyalties to the government and to syrian president bashar al assad. the crew was freed after five days when the captors drove them into a checkpoint manned by a syrian rebel group. >> the kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started a gunfight with it. two of the kidnappers were killed. we climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us. >> the crew then crossed the border into turkey this...
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it is time to govern. this election was a mandate for solutions. it was a mandate for consensus and compromise. house democrats have already said we would compromise. we want to get to higher ground with the republicans. i hope that speaker boehner will also see the handwriting on the wall and enforcing discipline in his own caucus and try and meet us in a compromise that reduces spending smartly, that pays down our deficit, that protects the middle class and that grows this economy again. we can do this if he is willing to compromise. today, he said, once again, he is not willing to compromise. >> here we go, round 14 or whatever it is. congressman steve israel, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. >>> the republican smear campaign against ambassador, susan rice, continues as more senators pile on. karen finney weighs in on what's the next best move then? the time is now to find out why the new push for immigration reform is making republicans very uncomfortable. stay with us. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- ♪ you can
it is time to govern. this election was a mandate for solutions. it was a mandate for consensus and compromise. house democrats have already said we would compromise. we want to get to higher ground with the republicans. i hope that speaker boehner will also see the handwriting on the wall and enforcing discipline in his own caucus and try and meet us in a compromise that reduces spending smartly, that pays down our deficit, that protects the middle class and that grows this economy again. we...
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him who wants to shrink government. what about groups romney is courting like seniors? >> seniors are, of course, people i'm getting in large numbers. i have great support from seniors because they are unhappy with the fact that obama care cuts medicare by $716 billion. >> all right. let's get this straight. if you're an obama supporter and you use government programs, mitt romney has no use for you. but if your vote is up for grabs and you use a government program like medicare, mitt romney thinks, hey, you're the greatest. for those of us who have been paying attention to mitt romney for the past two years, none of this is really shocking. romney let us know many times what he really thinks about people who use government assistance. >> if you're looking for free stuff, if you're looking for free stuff you don't have to pay for, vote for the other guy. that's what he's all about. that's not what i'm about. >> that's one of his favorites. romney loves accusing people of mooching for free stuff. when he spoke to the naa
him who wants to shrink government. what about groups romney is courting like seniors? >> seniors are, of course, people i'm getting in large numbers. i have great support from seniors because they are unhappy with the fact that obama care cuts medicare by $716 billion. >> all right. let's get this straight. if you're an obama supporter and you use government programs, mitt romney has no use for you. but if your vote is up for grabs and you use a government program like medicare,...
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, and we recognize not every government program works. but we do expect hard work to pay off. we do expect responsibilities to be rewarded. we do expect that if you put in enough effort, you should be able to find a job that pays the bills. you should be able to own a home you call your own. you should be able to retire in dignity and respect. you should be able to afford the security of health care. you should be able to give your kids the best education possible. that idea that everybody should have a fair shot, not just some, that this country is special because it has grown this magnificent middle class and has provided ladders of access for those striving to get into the middle class, that's the idea that drove me, that's the idea that has driven the urban league. that idea that everyone should have equal opportunity. that's what brought me to chicago. that belief that this country works best when we are growing a strong middle class and prosperity is broad-based. that's what led me into politics. and it is those values that have gui
, and we recognize not every government program works. but we do expect hard work to pay off. we do expect responsibilities to be rewarded. we do expect that if you put in enough effort, you should be able to find a job that pays the bills. you should be able to own a home you call your own. you should be able to retire in dignity and respect. you should be able to afford the security of health care. you should be able to give your kids the best education possible. that idea that everybody...
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government does it, it violates people's basic fundamental rights. and you're atraffic ticket away from a nightmare in arizona if you're under some reasonable suspicion that you're not in the country. it's wrong and it's bone headed. i like to think that when you make fun of something, even something as serious as this, you laugh at it and you bring a new context. >> and you can learn from it. >> you can learn from it. >> i thought you taught america a great lesson today. does the supreme court's decision leave arizona open to new legal challenges on many respects in your opinion? >> you know, i think it does, ed. you know i and others, it wasn't supported when the government argued against the arizona law. the justices, i was there in the courtroom, when the justices k asked is this racial profiling, is this discrimination? they said we aren't alleging that. but there are others, andç i think time is going to be very clearly on the side of fairness and of justice and to show how ridiculous, and you know better yet, how un-american this law is. and
government does it, it violates people's basic fundamental rights. and you're atraffic ticket away from a nightmare in arizona if you're under some reasonable suspicion that you're not in the country. it's wrong and it's bone headed. i like to think that when you make fun of something, even something as serious as this, you laugh at it and you bring a new context. >> and you can learn from it. >> you can learn from it. >> i thought you taught america a great lesson today. does...
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"the president's health care law adds a massive, expensive, unworkable government program at a time when our national debt already exceeds the size of our country's entire economy. we can't afford pinpoint and we can't afford to leave it intact. that's why i've been clear that the law has to stay on the table, as both parties discuss ways to solve our nation's massive debt challenge." mr. boehner, this is not what the election was all about. john boehner, if he is serious, will have to find out, but he certainly isn't very smart. the congressional budget office estimates, they show that the affordable care act will actually reduce the deficit. it doesn't make a lot of sense to get rid of a deficit reduction program, as part of a deficit reduction deal. the white house already rejected boehner's idea. obama care will not be part of debt negotiations. boehner is up to something here, don't you think? something else, that is. if you watch john boehner closely over the last two weeks, you can see him laying the ground work for the latest ploy. he called obama care the law of the land, but al
"the president's health care law adds a massive, expensive, unworkable government program at a time when our national debt already exceeds the size of our country's entire economy. we can't afford pinpoint and we can't afford to leave it intact. that's why i've been clear that the law has to stay on the table, as both parties discuss ways to solve our nation's massive debt challenge." mr. boehner, this is not what the election was all about. john boehner, if he is serious, will have...
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the resolution also criticized gay workers in the state government. these workers are being discriminated against because of their political affiliation, their faith and sexual orientation. stewart county is one of several counties in tennessee with similar resolutions. you know, all of this garbage started with a blog post by the center for security policy. it's run by a radical neocon frank gaffney who has a long history of fearmongering against muslims. he planted the seed in hopes of taking his anti-muslim agenda to the state of nashville, and it seems to be working. we should point out this is in marsha blackburn's backyard and she has remained silent on the issue. the tea party is criticizing the governor of tennessee for having a lack of conservative values. is it a conservative value to promote and advocate institutional bigotry? >>> tonight in our survey, we had a excellent guest question. donald trump, yes, donald trump, we asked, well, he asked, we used his material. is it -- what is more important for the american public to have? what is m
the resolution also criticized gay workers in the state government. these workers are being discriminated against because of their political affiliation, their faith and sexual orientation. stewart county is one of several counties in tennessee with similar resolutions. you know, all of this garbage started with a blog post by the center for security policy. it's run by a radical neocon frank gaffney who has a long history of fearmongering against muslims. he planted the seed in hopes of taking...
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they hate the government, whether it's a government that saves us from depression or a government program like medicare. so you have romney who wouldn't have saved general motors, now endorsing a plan to privatize, voucherize, and destroy medicare. >> here's the president talking about the volt back in february. listen up. >> i've got to get inside a brand-new chevy volt, fresh off the line, and five years from now, when i'm not president anymore, i'll buy one and drive it myself. >> the president shout-out may have helped sales quite a bit while republicans sit on the sidelines and say that they should have let detroit go bankrupt. i mean, that comment right there might have been the best sales pitch they ever had. the fact is, they sold a heck of a lot more than they ever thought they were going to sell, and they're going to sell more. and gm is very confident that consumers are going to love this car. so how big is this come election time? >> well, it's part of a whole pattern. i mean, as i said in michigan, i think that the state's hopeless for romney. but it's part of this big patter
they hate the government, whether it's a government that saves us from depression or a government program like medicare. so you have romney who wouldn't have saved general motors, now endorsing a plan to privatize, voucherize, and destroy medicare. >> here's the president talking about the volt back in february. listen up. >> i've got to get inside a brand-new chevy volt, fresh off the line, and five years from now, when i'm not president anymore, i'll buy one and drive it myself....
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i mean, where is the government?! why is -- and now, of course, you've got mitt romney out there campaigning, saying, well, president obama hasn't done anything. there's three positives right there that were shot down by the republicans because of the political divide in the country. how do we tone this frustration down as americans? the republicans will vote on anything but jobs. this isn't the first time mitt romney claimed the president's job-growing policies just don't work. here's mitt romney on the stimulus package in 2009. >> you have to recognize that the stimulus that the president and congress passed is not what's helped this economy. >> but yesterday, just yesterday, the president of the nonpartisan congressional budget office testified at a house hearing about the stimulus package. he said a vast majority of the nation's economists, a vast majority, that means a lot of the nation's economists believe that the stimulus created jobs. >> because of the recovery act, the unemployment rate was lower at the end
i mean, where is the government?! why is -- and now, of course, you've got mitt romney out there campaigning, saying, well, president obama hasn't done anything. there's three positives right there that were shot down by the republicans because of the political divide in the country. how do we tone this frustration down as americans? the republicans will vote on anything but jobs. this isn't the first time mitt romney claimed the president's job-growing policies just don't work. here's mitt...
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of the auto industry, and saving the auto industry, in one case, left a company behind, the federal government had to spend $44 million bailing out the pension fund. after romney and his partners made millions. >> bob, you also wrote today that romney should release the records of all bain transactions from which he profited. explore that with us. >> well, i mean, look, if he's going to make this claim, and you did it very eloquently a minute ago. if he's going to make this claim about all the jobs created, fox is going to say net jobs created. let's put the records out there. let's not talk about character assassination. let's talk about facts. character assassination, it was this guy himself who put his bain job record front and center. he said, that's his claim to the presidency. and david stockman is absolutely right. leverage buyouts, or in the way romney practiced them, vulture capitalism, are not a qualification for creating jobs. >> yeah. the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows most americans still don't have an impression of bain either way. i mean, look, 72%, neutral or
of the auto industry, and saving the auto industry, in one case, left a company behind, the federal government had to spend $44 million bailing out the pension fund. after romney and his partners made millions. >> bob, you also wrote today that romney should release the records of all bain transactions from which he profited. explore that with us. >> well, i mean, look, if he's going to make this claim, and you did it very eloquently a minute ago. if he's going to make this claim...
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>> our film is about the influence of oil and gas on the government. i'm sure we will be back at other public hearings. we are very close to being finished with the film, and this is incredibly ironic that all these events have come together and they are kicking science out of the house of representatives. they are kicking science and journalism out of the science and technology committee and it
>> our film is about the influence of oil and gas on the government. i'm sure we will be back at other public hearings. we are very close to being finished with the film, and this is incredibly ironic that all these events have come together and they are kicking science out of the house of representatives. they are kicking science and journalism out of the science and technology committee and it
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his plan is to get rid of a whole lot of government departments. his plan is to shred the social safety net in so many different ways, his plan is to turn student loans over to bankers. he can't afford to tell us. dewey couldn't afford to tell the country, either. >>> coming up, next, joy reed, ari, and meghan on the attack on women's rights going on across the country including michigan, where this was the scene last night. stay tuned, you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc. ly. ly. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or if you have any allergic reactions such as ra
his plan is to get rid of a whole lot of government departments. his plan is to shred the social safety net in so many different ways, his plan is to turn student loans over to bankers. he can't afford to tell us. dewey couldn't afford to tell the country, either. >>> coming up, next, joy reed, ari, and meghan on the attack on women's rights going on across the country including michigan, where this was the scene last night. stay tuned, you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc....
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all this government spending has a stimulative effect. when the republicans are in the oval office, no big deal they are happy to help their president kick start the economy with spending. but when it's a democrat in the oval office, all of a sudden republicans are holy smokes, we have to scream about the deficit thing and run away spending. guess what? today the senate passed the transportation bill 77-22. i mean hold it right there. you mean to tell me we had some republicans vote with democrats in the united states senate? must be an election year. 77-22 but faces serious republican opposition in the house. joining me now is robert reich, former secretary of labor under president clinton and professor at uc berkeley and author "after shock" good to have you with us tonight. >> good evening. >> a lot of lessons in these charts. what do you take from this, what is the number one thing voters and liberals should take with this up against the argument all the spending that is taking place. >> the biggest argument and in fact the biggest le
all this government spending has a stimulative effect. when the republicans are in the oval office, no big deal they are happy to help their president kick start the economy with spending. but when it's a democrat in the oval office, all of a sudden republicans are holy smokes, we have to scream about the deficit thing and run away spending. guess what? today the senate passed the transportation bill 77-22. i mean hold it right there. you mean to tell me we had some republicans vote with...